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Edward Clay 1558–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1558

Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, England

Death Date: 8 Jul 1630

Death Location: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir VII,

Mother: Elizabeth (Brydges)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Joanne\Jone\Jane CLAY

Edward Clay was born in 1558 in Braintree, Essex, England, the child of Sir Knight John Thomas Claye Vii And Elizabeth Mary Bridge Brydges. Edward Clay had children including Joanne Jone Jane Clay. Edward Clay passed away in 1630 in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Clay was born in 1558 in Braintree, Essex, England, the child of Sir Knight John Thomas Claye Vii And Elizabeth Mary Bridge Brydges.
  • Edward Clay had children including Joanne Jone Jane Clay.
  • Edward Clay passed away in 1630 in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England.

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Edward Clay's Ancestors

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Edward Clay
1558–1630
Birth Place: Braintree, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII,
1502–1570
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth (Mary Bridge) (Brydges)
1515–1557
Sudeley, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Clay's Descendants

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Edward Clay (27 Nov 1558–8 Jul 1630)
  1. 1. Joanne\Jone\Jane CLAY 1589–1641
    1. 1. Edward (George Thomas) Woodward 1610–1708
      1. 1. Richard (H) Woodward 1636–1706
        1. 1. Jane Woodward 1687–1737

Edward Clay's Timeline

3 Records

1558
27 Nov 1558
Birth of Edward Clay in Braintree, Essex, England
Braintree, Essex, England
1630
8 Jul 1630
Age 72
Burial of Edward Clay in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1632
16 May 1632
Age 74
Death of Edward Clay in Charles City, Charles Co., Commonwealth of Virginia Colony
Charles City, Charles Co., Commonwealth of Virginia Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1558
    Event Place: Braintree, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1632
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles Co., Commonwealth of Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1630
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

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